in '94 oliver north ran in virginia and lost to republican seat they should have won for the senate. but that doesn't mean it was a bad year, '94 for republicans. the republicans would say, you know, we have all this enthusiasm. we've got lie turnout in primary after primary. we are riding a wave, it is not because of us t just because people want to get rid of the democrats and we're getting an unearned victory but we'll take an excess like what happened in delaware in exchange for all the support we're getting in kentucky, in alaska, in ohio. and so their view is, i think in general, that this was unfortunate for the party but if it is a trade-off, the tea party movement for the republican party is still a huge net plus. >> lehrer: is it a net flowers democrats? it has been suggested by some pundits as you know this is terrific. we can now take delaware. oh, we can now take this state and that state because the republicans nominated a tea party person. >> i don't think it is any question that democrats have privately conceded that mike cassell, the twice governor, nine times congre